City of Albuquerque - File #: O-26-55

• File #: O-26-55
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 8/3/2026
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 9/9/2026
• Enactment date: 9/28/2026
• Enactment #: O-2026-046
• Effective date: 10/21/2026
• Title: Amending The Complete Streets Ordinance, Chapter 6, Article 5, Part 6 Of The Revised Ordinances Of Albuquerque 1994 To Require That The City Consider Quick Build Safety Treatments When Planning Road Construction, Resurfacing, Reconstruction Of Sidewalks, Or Restriping Projects On City Streets (Fiebelkorn, Rogers)
• Sponsors: Tammy Fiebelkorn, Nichole Rogers

Date	Action By	Action	Result
9/28/2026	City Clerk	Published
9/23/2026	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
9/15/2026	City Council	Sent to Mayor for Signature
9/9/2026	City Council	Motion	Pass
9/9/2026	City Council	Passed	Pass
9/9/2026		Passed
8/17/2026	City Council	Accepted with a Recommendation Do Pass
8/12/2026	Land Use, Planning, and Zoning Committee	Sent to Council with a recommendation of Do Pass	Pass
8/3/2026	City Council	Introduced and Referred
8/3/2026	President	Referred

CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SEVENTH COUNCIL


COUNCIL BILL NO. O-26-55 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________

SPONSORED BY: Tammy Fiebelkorn, Nichole Rogers


ORDINANCE
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Amending The Complete Streets Ordinance, Chapter 6, Article 5, Part 6 Of The Revised Ordinances Of Albuquerque 1994 To Require That The City Consider Quick Build Safety Treatments When Planning Road Construction, Resurfacing, Reconstruction Of Sidewalks, Or Restriping Projects On City Streets (Fiebelkorn, Rogers)
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AMENDING THE COMPLETE STREETS ORDINANCE, CHAPTER 6, ARTICLE 5, PART 6 OF THE REVISED ORDINANCES OF ALBUQUERQUE 1994 TO REQUIRE THAT THE CITY CONSIDER QUICK BUILD SAFETY TREATMENTS WHEN PLANNING ROAD CONSTRUCTION, RESURFACING, RECONSTRUCTION OF SIDEWALKS, OR RESTRIPING PROJECTS ON CITY STREETS.
WHEREAS, the City of Albuquerque enacted the Complete Streets Ordinance (ROA 1994, §§ 6-5-6-1 through 6-5-6-8) to ensure that City streets are designed and maintained to safely and efficiently serve all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, and motorists; and
WHEREAS, Albuquerque has one of the highest pedestrian and cyclist fatality rates in the nation, and people walking, rolling, and bicycling in our community deserve streets designed with their safety as a priority; and
WHEREAS, "quick build" projects use durable, lower-cost materials, such as traffic paint, pavement markings, flexible delineator posts, and preformed concrete elements, to implement proven safety countermeasures faster and at lower cost than major capital projects, and can often be incorporated into routine maintenance and resurfacing projects with marginal additional cost; and
WHEREAS, the New Mexico Department of Transportation published its Quick Build Guide (April 2026), which provides a toolkit of treatments that can improve safety and multimodal conditions on arterial, collector, and local streets throughout New Mexico, including within Albuquerque; and
WHEREAS, requiring ...